When I came here 17 years ago my daughter only spoke french. I put her in a kigergarten and within 3 weeks she started to speak English. Then after that I put her in English schools where only English was spoken. Grade 4 I put her in QA. Yes she was the only European in her class. A total of 4 Europeans in the whole school. Many people told me I was wrong to put her in that school. But as she had ADHD I wanted her to be close to the professionals. Most of her friends are Qatari, she speaks Arabic like a Qatari and thank god for that because at least all her friends are from since childhood. She had many European friends but after 2/3 years or sometimes shorter, they would leave the country. English was the medium they taught in, so she learned it very well, also I spoke English with her at home. The advantage is that she is totally biligual and speaks French, Dutch as well as spanish. She is now at Uni here and everybody is amazed at how she is able to "fit" in. So look at the plus side of this. Give your child the chance to learn another language/culture. I am sure it will have a positive effect on your child, it had on mine.
When I came here 17 years ago my daughter only spoke french. I put her in a kigergarten and within 3 weeks she started to speak English. Then after that I put her in English schools where only English was spoken. Grade 4 I put her in QA. Yes she was the only European in her class. A total of 4 Europeans in the whole school. Many people told me I was wrong to put her in that school. But as she had ADHD I wanted her to be close to the professionals. Most of her friends are Qatari, she speaks Arabic like a Qatari and thank god for that because at least all her friends are from since childhood. She had many European friends but after 2/3 years or sometimes shorter, they would leave the country. English was the medium they taught in, so she learned it very well, also I spoke English with her at home. The advantage is that she is totally biligual and speaks French, Dutch as well as spanish. She is now at Uni here and everybody is amazed at how she is able to "fit" in. So look at the plus side of this. Give your child the chance to learn another language/culture. I am sure it will have a positive effect on your child, it had on mine.
Aisha-Taweela